コリント人への手紙第二 12
1 わが誇るは益なしと雖も止むを得ざるなり、茲に主の顯示と默示とに及ばん。
It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast, but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
2 我はキリストにある一人の人を知る。この人、十四年 前に第三の天にまで取去られたり（肉體にてか、われ知らず、肉體を離れてか、われ知らず、神しり給ふ）
I know a man in Christ who was caught up into the third heaven fourteen years ago—whether in the body, I do not know, or whether out of the body, I do not know; God knows.
3 われ斯くのごとき人を知る（肉體にてか、肉體の外にてか、われ知らず、神しり給ふ）
I know such a man (whether in the body, or outside of the body, I do not know; God knows),
4 かれパラダイスに取去られて、言ひ得ざる言、人の語るまじき言を聞けり。
how he was caught up into Paradise and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
5 われ斯くのごとき人のために誇らん、されど我が爲には弱き事のほか誇るまじ。
On behalf of such a one I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.
6 もし自ら誇るとも我が言ふところ誠實なれば、愚なる者とならじ。されど之を罷めん。恐らくは人の我を見われに聞くところに過ぎて、我を思ふことあらん。
For if I would desire to boast, I will not be foolish; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, so that no man may think more of me than that which he sees in me or hears from me.
7 我は我が蒙りたる默示の鴻大なるによりて高ぶることのなからん爲に、肉體に一つの刺を與へらる、即ち高ぶることなからん爲に我を撃つサタンの使なり。
By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, a thorn in the flesh was given to me: a messenger of Satan to torment me, that I should not be exalted excessively.
8 われ之がために三度まで之を去らしめ給はんことを主に求めたるに、
Concerning this thing, I begged the Lord three times that it might depart from me.
9 言ひたまふ『わが恩惠なんぢに足れり、わが能力は弱きうちに全うせらるればなり』さればキリストの能力の我を庇はんために、寧ろ大に喜びて我が微弱を誇らん。
He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
10 この故に我はキリストの爲に微弱・恥辱・艱難・迫害・苦難に遭ふことを喜ぶ、そは我よわき時に強ければなり。
Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, and in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.
11 われ汝らに強ひられて愚になれり、我は汝らに譽めらるべかりしなり。我は數ふるに足らぬ者なれども、何事にもかの大使徒たちに劣らざりしなり。
I have become foolish in boasting. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for I am in no way inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing.
12 我は徴と不思議と能力ある業とを行ひ、大なる忍耐を用ひて汝 等のうちに使徒の徴をなせり。
Truly the signs of an apostle were worked among you in all perseverance, in signs and wonders and mighty works.
13 なんぢら他の教會に何の劣る所かある、唯わが汝らを煩はさざりし事のみならずや、此の不義は請ふ我に恕せ。
For what is there in which you were made inferior to the rest of the assemblies, unless it is that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
14 視よ、茲に三度なんぢらに到らんとして準備したれど、尚なんぢらを煩はすまじ。我は汝らの所有を求めず、ただ汝らを求む。それ子は親のために貯ふべきにあらず、親は子のために貯ふべきなり。
Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not your possessions, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
15 我は大に喜びて汝らの靈魂のために物を費し、また身をも費さん。我なんぢらを多く愛するによりて、汝ら我を少く愛するか。
I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less?
16 或 人いはん、我なんぢらを煩はさざりしも、狡猾にして詭計をもて取りしなりと。
Even so, I myself did not burden you. But you might say that being crafty, I caught you with deception.
17 然れど我なんぢらに遣しし者のうちの誰によりて汝らを掠めしや。
Did I take advantage of you by anyone of those whom I have sent to you?
18 我テトスを勸めて汝らに遣し、これと共にかの兄弟を遣せり、テトスは汝らを掠めしや。我らは同じ御靈によりて歩み、同じ足跡を蹈みしにあらずや。
I exhorted Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus take any advantage of you? Did not we walk in the same spirit? Did not we walk in the same steps?
19 汝らは夙くより我等なんぢらに對して辯明すと思ひしならん。されど我らはキリストに在りて神の前にて語る。愛する者よ、これ皆なんぢらの徳を建てん爲なり。
Again, do you think that we are excusing ourselves to you? In the sight of God we speak in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.
20 わが到りて汝らを見ん時、わが望の如くならず、汝らが我を見んとき、亦なんぢらの望の如くならざらんことを恐れ、かつ分爭・嫉妬・憤恚・徒黨・誹謗・讒言・驕傲・騷亂などの有らんことを恐る。
For I am afraid that perhaps when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you do not desire, that perhaps there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, or riots,
21 また重ねて到らん時、わが神われを汝 等のまへにて辱しめ、且おほくの人の、前に罪を犯して行ひし不潔と姦淫と好色とを悔改めざるを悲しましめ給ふことあらん乎と恐る。
that again when I come my God would humble me before you, and I would mourn for many of those who have sinned before now, and not repented of the uncleanness, sexual immorality, and lustfulness which they committed.
